Some of you have heard the bad news that Louie the llama died last Friday. It had been a record heat wave and we think he just couldn’t handle it. Louie’s job was to guard the sheep so with him gone they were unprotected. We found a pair of llamas in Flemingsburg and picked them up last night. It was dark when we got home so they stayed in the barn over night. Lisa took them out this morning to introduce them to the sheep. They seem to be getting along fine. They like sitting under the horseport and they alerted to Paige when she went down the driveway after Lisa.
The brown one is Dolly, the black one is Speedy. Dolly seems to be the boss, somehow I’m not surprised.
The sheep stayed clumped until they got used to the new arrivals. This is a good view of the new fence that carves out a new pasture.
They are both matted and full of burs. They need to be shorn but it is too close to winter to do it now.
Lisa combed a bunch of the burs out but there is still a lot.
Welcome Speedy.
Hello Dolly.
Lulu being Lulu. A whole new pasture full of fresh weeds and grass to eat and she puts her head through the fence to eat weeds and grass. Yep, that’s Lulu.
shearing them will be FUN in the spring. I'll volunteer a set of hands if you need them!!!
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ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about Louie. Can't wait to see two naked llama's in the spring. :-)
ReplyDeleteDolly has a cute face. It probably good to have 2 llamas. They can keep eachother company while they work.
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